CHAPTER XXXII. 



PRICES OF CONTRACT WORK. 



The following list of prices may be taken as approximate 

 to those paid generally throughout the country. 



It may be well to remember, however, that in districts 

 where unusually high or low wages are paid, so in proportion 

 will be the contract prices for the various classes of work. 



BARKING OAK : *. d. #. d. 



Barking oak per ton 21 



Loading bark on wagons ... 30 



Barking oak per ton of bark 30 



Chopping bark 8 OtolO 



OOPPICEWOOD : 



Cutting out hurdle rods per score 1 



hurdle stakes per dozen 1 



rake stems ... ,, 01 



,, spade stems ... ... ... ,, 01 



spick gads 01 



,, dahlia stakes ... ... ... ,, 01 



,, rose stakes per two dozen 1 



,, besom handles ... ,, 01 



kidney-bean stakes 50 in bundle 2 



pea stakes per bundle 1 



,, Nrchwood for besoms ,, 01 



DRAINING : 



Pipe draining, mains. 4ft. 3in. deep, 4in. or 



6in. pipes per chain 3 to 3 6 



small, 4ft. deep, lin. to Sin. 



pipes 2 ,, 2 9 



,, small, 4ft. deep, l^in. pipes 1 9 ,, 2 6 



Ditches, open, 36in. wide at top, 30m. deep 



and 9in. wide at bottom ... 3 ,, 4 



Scouring out ditto 9 ,, 1 



Small open ditches, 15in. to'lSin. wide at top, 

 12in. to 15in deep, and 9in. 



wide at bottom 1 6 ,, 2 6 



Scouring out ditto 6 ,. 9 



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